Best Bindings for Women and Lighter Skiers

Marker Squire 11 - Review 2025

By: Derek Doyle & Annie Gunton - Updated: April 2025

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Derek Doyle

Contributor at SlopeMagazine.com

Hailing from Aspen, Colorado, Derek began his skiing career in the illustrious Powder Pandas ski school program, eventually sort of growing up to ski professionally in slopestyle and big air, while moonlighting as a ski tuner and writer.

Now living in Colorado’s front range, Derek can be found among the i70 crowd racing to find hidden powder stashes on the back bowls of Vail, on Park Lane in Breckenridge, under the lights on Keystone, and returning home to the High Alpine steeps in Snowmass. When he's not skiing he’s wishing he was, or nerding out on mountain biking, climbing, and golf.

Annie Gunton

Editor at SlopeMagazine.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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Where to buy Marker Squire 11:

Amazon

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Backcountry

Evo

The Marker Squire 11 has built a nice balance between a binding that’s progressive enough for more advanced freeskiers yet easygoing for beginners and intermediate skiers. Their Triple Pivot Light 2 Toe is compatible with both alpine and GripWalk boots, and this year’s model has an Anti-Ice Rail to protect the toe piece, including the DIN window, plus you can use it to scrape snow off your boots before stepping in.

Speaking of stepping in, The Squire 11 features Marker’s Hollow Linkage 2 Heel for easy, low-force clip-in. They are fairly compact, especially for GripWalk compatible bindings, sitting at only 24mm stand height for better feel and contact with the snow.

They also sport a stainless steel AFD plate for safe release, and their low 820 gram weight is perfect for younger freestylers and intermediate skiers. They have a 245 lb weight limit, so heavier skiers may want to look toward other binding options.